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Guarani Kaiowa
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| Indigenous Group |
Guarani Kaiowa (Also known as: Paĩ-Tavyterã)
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| Location |
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul. Also in: Paraguay, Bolívia
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| Estimated Population |
18,000 - 20,000 (2003,
Instituto Socioambiental) |
| Environment |
Rainforest
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Hunter / Fishing / Agriculture
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Kaiwá
Classification:
Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I
Alternate Names:
Caiwa, Caingua, Cayua, Caiua, Kayova, Kaiova
Dialects:
Teüi, Tembekuá, Kaiwá |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Kaiwá, A Language of Brazil
Instituto Socioambiental: Guarani Kaiowa, Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Brazzil Mag: Brazilian Activists Say State Assistencialism Is Not Enough to Save Indians
APA: Suicides in the Guarani Kaiowa tribe in Brazil
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| NGOs |
Association of the Aboriginal Producers Guarani and Kaiowá de Caarapó
Aty Guasu (large traditional assembly of the Guarani people)
Global Greengrants Fund
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